I wrote earlier about meeting Doña Juliana. I thought I’d post pics of the statue and the real deal along with some of the pottery at her home. What a treat! -Déadra
Archive for January, 2012
Doña Juliana
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Amatenango, Chiapas, clay pigeons, clay pots, Doña Juliana, San Cristobal on 01.31.2012 | Leave a Comment »
ProMedios and Other Worlds
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged autonomy, Chiapas, environment, Grijalva River, media, mining, NAFTA, resistance, violence on 01.31.2012 | 3 Comments »
Buenas Noches dear reader. As you already know we are all back home safely. I have to say that I am none to glad to be back in familiar surroundings with my dear family. During our last few days in Chiapas I noticed how natural it had become to greet people in Spanish and respond [...]
Privilege
Posted in Chiapas 2012 on 01.30.2012 | Leave a Comment »
Chris Smith has talked a lot about privilege and the need to open our eyes to the cost of that privilege to the rest of the world. Daily there are multiple opportunities to recognize my privilege. When I shower, I do not have to remember to keep my mouth shut lest I ingest contaminated water. [...]
Talk by Mayan woman
Posted in Chiapas 2012 on 01.30.2012 | Leave a Comment »
Worship at Acteal
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Acteal, Chiapas, Las Abejas on 01.29.2012 | Leave a Comment »
Greetings, dear readers! You have already heard some about Acteal and Las Abejas. The service at Acteal really moved me, so I wanted to share some of the things I saw, heard and learned there. The people of Acteal have experienced such tremendous hardship, yet they speak, sing, and pray with tremendous hope and joy. [...]
Cloud Forest hike photos
Posted in Chiapas 2012 on 01.29.2012 | Leave a Comment »
Sign near start of the hike
Chiapas on my Mind
Posted in Chiapas 2012 on 01.28.2012 | Leave a Comment »
Hello, everyone! I trust that all of our travelers are safely back in their homes and transitioning back into their “US” lives. It’s so interesting to have such a different awareness of my own “routine” that doesn’t seem so “routine” any more. I appreciate every glass of water I drink from the tap. I appreciate [...]
We are back!
Posted in Chiapas 2012 on 01.27.2012 | 3 Comments »
Dear Readers, Our Chiapas group arrived at the MPLS airport last night around midnight. We left San Cristobal 4:30 yesterday morning. Thank you all for your prayers and support during our trip! I will post more in the next few days. Pam
Mayan temples, clay pigeons and military checkpoints
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged checkpoint, Comitan, Doña Juliana, Pan American Highway, Tenam Puente, tourist on 01.25.2012 | 2 Comments »
Dear reader, I should not still be awake, but I did order a café Americano at our 9:30 dinner this evening! I have missed a couple of our days which I still plan to catch you up on, but I don’t want to add today to the mix. We had another full schedule today as [...]
Do you see what I see?
Posted in Chiapas 2012, tagged Chiapas, homesick, poverty, San Cristobal, seeing on 01.25.2012 | 5 Comments »
Buenos Noches again dear readers! It is so hard to believe that we only have one more full day here in San Cristobal. For me this day began and ended in tears. This morning when I went to get my coffee at breakfast time I was suddenly overcome by a wave of homesickness. I felt [...]
